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Where does “-οειδής” come from?

-οειδής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι, from Proto-Hellenic sképťomai, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti — to see, to look, to observe.

Ancestry of “-οειδής”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
2Spanish-scopio-scope
3Latin-scopium—
4Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
5Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
6Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
7Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
8Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “-οειδής”

  • steroid
  • paranoid
  • typhoid
  • opioid
  • plasmid
  • amyloid
  • colloidal
  • lymphoid
  • glenoid
  • myeloid
  • colloid
  • centroid
  • diploid
  • corticosteroid
  • glucocorticoid
  • mastoid
  • ellipsoid
  • nonsteroidal
  • sarcoidosis
  • haploid
  • alkaloid
  • Safavid
  • humanoid
  • steroidal
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